Shokugeki: The Bound Culinary Mirage

"Finally, the day has arrived. You better deliver, you damn system! You promised that once the plot kicked off, you’d awaken. Why the hell did you have to transmigrate me into Yukihira Soma? This is a recipe for disaster—I don't have a protagonist's plot armor!" Exhausted, Yukihira Soma stood at the entrance of the exam hall, feeling a wave of helplessness. Yes, he was Yukihira Soma, yet he wasn't. Before the transmigration, he was just a shut-in, a hardcore otaku who had been watching anime when he suddenly found himself in the world of *Food Wars*. It wasn't all bad—the world was packed with high-quality beauties. But the problem was his soul-transmigration; he had landed in the body of the "Medicine King" himself, yet he lacked the original's innate talent. He had inherited Soma's memories, but he had no idea if the protagonist's "plot armor" had tagged along. He had a system, but he didn't even know its name—it was absurd. The "damn system" had told him that it would only activate once he entered Totsuki. So, he took a gamble. For over a year, knowing that the later stages of the *Food Wars* world were filled with overpowered monsters, he had pushed himself to the brink, combining Soma’s memories with his own knowledge and internet research. He had studied harder than he ever did for his college entrance exams. The results were impressive. At his current level, he felt he was even stronger than the original Soma. With his knowledge of the plot, if this system finally activated, he might just be able to carve out a god-tier life. 【Detection: Host has entered Totsuki. Plot fully initiated. Gourmet Bondage Illusion System activated. At your service. A beginner's gift pack is available for review. Open now?】 The system had finally awakened. Soma was thrilled, but as he read the name, he was left stunned. "System, talk to me. What does this mean? Explain." As soon as he spoke, the system flooded his mind with information. The purpose was clear: it was a culinary system, but also a bondage-based illusion system. The "Gourmet" aspect would allow him to become a master chef, while the "Bondage Illusion" was a secondary function—one perfectly suited to the world’s unique nature, and, quite frankly, to Soma’s own peculiar tastes. In this world, eating exquisite food triggered vivid hallucinations. This system allowed Soma to forcibly enter those hallucinations and manipulate the scenes within them. He didn't need to worry about the target's consent. Once dragged into a Bondage Illusion, the target's submissiveness would skyrocket by a hundredfold. Even the most chaste and stubborn woman wouldn't be able to resist such a boost, and those with even a hint of latent submissiveness would be utterly broken. Of course, this only applied to women. Men would be relegated to standard, mundane illusions—which Soma could control or dismiss at will, provided they had eaten his cooking. "Badass. System, you're a beast! Open the beginner's gift pack!" Soma was speechless. This was overpowered to the point of explosion. 【Host has opened the beginner's gift pack. Rewards: A set of Seven-Star Knives from the *Chuuka Ichiban!* world, the dark culinary technique 'Ferocious Bull Green Dragon Slash,' a comprehensive culinary skill upgrade, peak human physical conditioning, and the 'Equine Slave Illusion'!】 The rewards were insane. To get more, he would have to break someone in and turn them into his slave. The system’s methods were truly wild. "All top-tier stuff, especially that 'Equine Slave Illusion.' It’s perfect for testing on that arrogant young lady right now!" Soma felt a surge of satisfaction. He asked the system about the illusions and learned that beyond the Equine Slave version, there were others—Dog Slave, Nurse, Student, and various other cosplay-themed scenarios. The possibilities were endless. The system didn't use a points-exchange model; new rewards were only granted upon successfully "taming" a slave. But Soma wasn't worried. With a hundredfold increase in submissiveness, things would be easy. According to the system, no one was entirely devoid of submissiveness. A hundredfold boost would push even the most resistant person well past the normal threshold. For someone with a naturally submissive streak, a single session in the illusion would be enough to claim them. Still, he wondered if that arrogant, high-and-mighty girl would be quite so easy to break.